December 26, 2006 – The British Columbia Lottery Corporation is searching for photos of B.C. amateur athletes in action for the Homegrown Hero photo contest.

The winners of the contest will receive $500 and the winning photos will be featured on an upcoming SportsFunder Instant Win ticket. Proceeds from the SportsFunder lottery games will be distributed by the provincial government to support Sport B.C.’s KidSport, Youth Travel, Coach Development and Team BC. For more information visit www.sportsfunder.com